町家

Etymology 1


Compound of.

Appears in texts from the late 1100s.

Noun

 * 1) a traditional Japanese townhouse
 * 2) a merchant household

Derived terms

 * : Kyoto townhouse

Etymology 2
A coinage in Japan from -derived roots, as a compound of.

Appears in texts from the late 1700s.

Noun

 * 1) a traditional Japanese townhouse
 * 2) a merchant household

Usage notes
The machiya reading appears to be more common.